The 12th annual South African Film and Television Awards (SAFTAs) took place on 22 and 24 March 2018 at Sun City Resort in the North West Province. Managed under the custodianship of the National Film and Video Foundation (NFVF) – an agency of the Department of Arts and Culture – every year the SAFTAs celebrates, honours and awards excellence within the film and television industry, both in front of and behind the camera.
Night one of the SAFTAs took place on Thursday, 22 March and celebrated excellence in technical craft within the industry. The evening, hosted by Phat Joe, was a celebration of the talent behind the scenes. Click here for a full list of the SAFTAs night one winners.
NFVF CEO, Zama Mkosi, had this to say about the night one winners: “It is important to celebrate each and every person who plays a crucial role in the journey of creating the magic we see on our screens daily. Today’s winners are an integral part of translating South Africa’s golden stories into entertaining and thought provoking conversation pieces. Congratulations to all the winners, we are extremely proud of the contribution you make to the South African film and television industry.”
Night two aired live from the Sun City Superbowl on Saturday, 24 March on SABC2. The evening commenced on the red carpet at 19h30 – hosted by Kuli Roberts and Rorisang Thandekiso – with the main event, hosted by Thando Thabete and Phat Joe, taking place at 20h00.
The SAFTAs12 night two winners are as follows:
Best Student Film: Hewn – The Animation School
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Comedy: Johann Vermaak for Puppet Nation ZA
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Comedy: Karen Jeynes, Tsitsi Chiumya, Sipumziwe Lucwaba and Angel Campey for Puppet Nation ZA
Best Actress – TV Comedy: Carine Rous in Elke Skewe Pot
Best Actor – TV Comedy: Mandla Gaduka in Gauteng Maboneng
Best Supporting Actress – TV Comedy: Linda Sebezo in Gauteng Maboneng
Best Supporting Actor – TV Comedy: Schalk Bezuidenhout in Hotel
Best TV Comedy: Puppet Nation ZA – Both Worlds
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Soap/Telenovela: Phiwe Mkhanzi and Sthembiso Mathenjwa for Isibaya
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Soap/Telenovela: Colin Howard, Rosa Keet, Marcel Spaumer, Christine Truter, Ernst Brōcker, Candice Johannes, Hadley Horne, Kobus Geldenhuys, Ilse Oppelt, Tinus van Antwerp, Henry Cloete, Amy Jephta, Johann Davis, Theltom Masimila, Tristram Atkins for Suidooster
Best Actress – TV Soap/Telenovela: Jo-Anne Reyneke for Broken Vows
Best Actor – TV Soap/Telenovela: Hamilton Dhlamini for Isithembiso
Best Supporting Actress – TV Soap/Telenovela: Tarryn Lamb for Suidooster
Best Supporting Actor – TV Soap/Telenovela: Pallance Dladla for Isibaya
Best TV Soap: Isibaya – The Bomb Shelter
Best Telenovela: High Rollers 3 – Rous House Productions
Best Achievement in Directing – TV Drama: Catharine Cooke, Rolie Nikiwe and Rea Rangaka for iNumber Number
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – TV Drama: Reabetswe Moeti and Mandla Ngcongwane for Lockdown
Best Actress – TV Drama: Thuso Mbedu for Is’thunzi
Best Actor – TV Drama: Warren Masemola for Tjovitjo
Best Supporting Actress – TV Drama: Jana Cilliers for Die Boekklub 2
Best Supporting Actor – TV Drama: Emmanuel Castis for Erfsondes 4
Best TV Drama: Tjovitjo – Tjovitjo Films (PTY) LTD
Best Documentary Feature: Skulls of my People – Puo Pha Productions
Best talk Show Host: Pabi Moloi for Trending SA
Best Achievement in Directing – Feature Film: John Trengrove for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Achievement in Scriptwriting – Feature Film: John Trengrove, Malusi Bengu and Thando Mgqolozana for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Actress – Feature Film: Crystal Donna Roberts for Krotoa
Best Actor – Feature Film: Nakhane Touré for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Supporting Actress – Feature Film: Nomonde Mbusi for VAYA
Best Supporting Actor – Feature Film: Bongile Mantsai for Inxeba (The Wound)
Best Feature Film: Inxeba (The Wound) – Urucu Media
Best TV Presenter: Lerato Kganyago – Live Amp
Most Popular TV Soap/Telenovela: Uzalo – Stained Glass Productions
Outstanding Person with Disability Contributor Award: Shelly Barry
Youth Achiever Award: Ayanda Sithebe
Lifetime Achiever Award: Johan Stemmet
Lifetime Achiever Award: Thoko Ntshinga
Outstanding Provincial Contributor Awards: Thabang Moubane
The SAFTAs committee consists of the SABC, DStv, M-Net, e.tv, StarSat, the Cultural and Creative Industries Federation of South Africa (CCIFSA) and the South African Screen Federation (SASFED).
